Comments on: Week 9 preview: Penn State at Ohio State sounds nicehttp://btn.com/2013/06/20/week-9-preview-penn-state-at-ohio-state-sounds-nice/
BTN.com is the official Big Ten sports site of TV's Big Ten Network.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 01:26:27 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Erik Sarah Shromhttp://btn.com/2013/06/20/week-9-preview-penn-state-at-ohio-state-sounds-nice/#comment-195340
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:04:07 +0000http://btn.com/?p=227476#comment-195340Typial B1G officiating seen in the video clip. Another blown call. OSU RT #77 holds PSU #90 Sean Stanley’s foot and OSU goes on to score at a very pivotal point to put the game out of reach.

I know blown calls go both ways and I am sure there are plenty of calls made in favor of PSU. My complaint is more with the officiating in general than who is ruled in favor. It is my observation that B1G officiating leans in favor of the higher ranked team. By doing this the higher ranked team has less losses (or stays undefeated) and B1G gets better bowl bids and more bowl revenue. Then these winning teams take this poor technique game experience to bowls and get called for penalties they have gotten away with all year… and Delaney wonders why the B1G does so poory in bowl games???

In this particular game neither team was going bowling, but the observation lies true accross the entire conference…and given PSU won’t be bringing in bowl game revenue, I expect to see more of the same poor calling/ non-calling this year. Keep this in mind the next time you watch a game in late October and November.

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Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:35:15 +0000http://btn.com/?p=227476#comment-195308Thanks for fixing that, Brent. I dont mind it at all if they use 14-8 as an all-time series record, but saying the series is 15-8 ignored Ohio State’s vacated win (thus feeding the misguided belief that there’s bias against Penn State. I’m sure you hear it every day).
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:42:40 +0000http://btn.com/?p=227476#comment-195177Tom..Its my opinion that the typical DC makes a “playground” QB like Braxton more successful. Like the classic screen-pass, when sold properly, the D-line over pursues creating an open field with few opponents. Tremendous advantage for the offense! On rare occassions I’ve seen smart DCs contain the star..it helped his D shut-down the broken-play runs..frustrate the QB & win!

I’ll concede that Braxton seems to be a more well-rounded QB than most running QBs..better touch & arm-strength. I live in Ohio so I’ve seen Braxton since HS. I’m aware of his talent but he can be beat..he should’ve been beat several times last year. Its a new year & I’m excited to see if John Butler is a smart DC..GO LIONS!

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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:23:09 +0000http://btn.com/?p=227476#comment-195171Yes, the all-time series is 15-13, in Ohio State’s favor. However, when vacated games are taken into account, it’s 14-8. That’s what Tom was saying, and we’ve updated it to avoid any confusion. Thanks!
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:48:40 +0000http://btn.com/?p=227476#comment-195162I said this the last time you brought it up, but the Ohio State/Penn State series is actually 15-13 all time, if you don’t believe me, check it yourself here. Also, Penn state has beaten Ohio State at the shoe to of its last three tries. Just saying.
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